I beg to differ, bellaboo. The original Greek name is pronounced see-LEE-nee, as read as it is written in the Greek alphabet, although it may be pronounced differently depending on the person giving the name. The goddess was called see-LEE-nee, and my sister's name is pronounced see-LEE-nee, but it is often mispronounced as see-LEEN or see-LEE-nu, and in one unfortunate case, su-LAH-mee. The pronunciation of any given name, however, is up to the person naming or named.

By the way, the Greek goddess Selene had a sister, Eos (EE-os), or dawn, and a brother, Helios (HEE-lee-os), or sun. In one of the myths associated with the goddess, she falls in love with a shepherd named Endymion, and as she knows better than to ask that he be granted eternal life without eternal youth, she asks instead of Zeus, her father, that he be granted everlasting sleep. She then visits him in dreams, in which Endymion holds the moon in his arms.

Sounds like a name for someone who really likes to be by the moonlight or is compared to the moon and moonlight. Isn't it romantic? Yep this is a very romantic and lovely name. I like both pronunciations but seh-LEEN sounds much better, seh-LEE-NEE can sometimes sound like a pasta ingredient if you focus too much on LENE ('LEE-NEE') and rhymes with all un-feminine names ending with -lini (like Mussolini). It's ok though but if seh-lee-nee I'd say the 'seh' sound stronger. Just some suggestions there. ;-)

I found this name when I was little, and I loved it! I still love it now :) I named a moon nymph this in one of my stories. And I've used it in others too. I like both pronunciations, mainly because the traditional one sounds cool to me XD. I love the Underworld movies too!

Selene it is also said, in Greece, that comes from the word selas. Selas means light and this is what we call northern lights in Greece "βόρειο σέλας". Some of course believe that Selene and Helen are synonymous names, (of the same meaning) which is the "shining one", because both of them come from the word selas.

Selene is my name! And I agree with you, it is quite a beautiful name, not to be too big-headed! I quite like my name, and most people pronounce it 'Sah-lean-ee' when they see it. But I pronounce it Sah-lean. Some people even call me Selena. It can get annoying, but if people understand they usually say it is a beautiful name. I then will blush and thank them, as I can get quite shy.